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Michigan State Basketball: 3 keys to turnaround after horrid Big Ten start

Michigan State's Joey Hauser, right, celebrates with Malik Hall, after Hall was fouled on a dunkduring the second half of the game against Rutgers on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. 210105 Msu Rutgers 168a

Tom Izzo and Michigan State basketball are looking for answers after an ugly start to Big Ten play. What are the keys to a turnaround?

After what has seemed like a year-long break in action due to a COVID-19 outbreak for Michigan State basketball, the Spartans will be looking to turn things around.

The last time Michigan State took the court, it looked unbeatable in the first half, building a 15-point lead over a surging Purdue team and extending that to 17 in the second half before watching it melt away due to poor offense and mismanaged lineups.